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Generating Multi-Byte Characters

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Chapter 11 - Working with Datapools

Generating Multi-Byte Characters

If you want to include multi-byte characters in your datapool (for example, to support
Japanese and other languages that include multi-byte characters), you can do so in
either of the following ways:

Through a user-defined data type. For information, see Creating User-Defined Data
Types on page 306.

The editor provided for you to supply the user-defined data fully supports Input
Method Editor (IME) operation. An IME lets you type multi-byte characters, such
as Kanji and Katakana characters as well as multi-byte ASCII, from a standard
keyboard. The IME is included in the Japanese version of Microsoft Windows.

Through the Read From File data type. For information, see Creating a Column of
Values Outside Rational Test on page 328.

Managing Datapools

You manage datapools from the Manage Datapools dialog box. The activities you
perform in this dialog box affect datapools stored in the current datastore. For
information about where datapools are stored, see Datapool Location on page 319.

Creating a Datapool

When you create a datapool using TestManager, you must specify the following:

Name and description of the datapool.

Choose a name of up to 40 characters. While a description is optional, entering one
can help you identify the purpose of the datapool. Datapool descriptions are
limited to 255 characters.